Root-removing plow.



' w. H. WILKES.

ROOT REMOVING'PLOW. APPLICATION FILED MAY3I, I913- RENEWED FEB. 2. I916.

Patented J 111 VIA- oawvwtoz W H- WILKES To all whom it may concern WILLIAM H. WILKES, 0F

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SPEIGNER, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOB or! ONE-HALF TO ALPHA 6. ROGERS, OF SPEIGNER, ALABAMA.

ROOT-REMOVING PLOW.

Application filed'May 31, 1913, Serial No. 771,032. Renewed February 2, 1916. Serial No. 75,858.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WILKES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Speigner, in the county of Elmoreand State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Root-Removing Plows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvementsin plows and more particularly to a root pulling orremoving plow and my object is to rovide a device of this character which Wlll readily engage the roots below the surface of the ground as the device is propelled and positively remove the same.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a root removing plow which is so constructed as to give both a cutting and a sawing action to the roots removed and a still further object resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efiicient and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the'same. Fig. 3 is an opposite side elevation of the plow proper. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the point of the plow.

3 is bent at substantial right angles to the plane thereof to provide the rib or side extension 4, and the curved end 2 of the beam continues downwardly and is bent at its lower end to be secured at thisangular portion 4 thereof. The upper edge of this landslde or body plate 3 is forwardly and downwardly lnclined and is sharpened to form a knife edge 5, the purpose of which will be hereinafter and more particularly described. Bolted or otherwise secured to the under 1 Patented July 18, ieie.

face of the angular portion or extension 4 of this land-side or body plate 3, is a flat bar 6 which extends. beyond the forward edge of said body plate to provide a projection or the like thereon. A detachable point 7 is provided forthe plow which consists of a horizontal portion, the same being reduced from its under face, as shown at 8 to provide a shoulder against which the freeend of the projecting portion of said plate 6 is adapted to abut. Thus the upper section of the horizontal portion of this point will be received on the upper face of the projecting portion of said bar 6 and a vertically extending plate-like portion 9 on the point is adapted to aline with the land-side'or body-plate 3 to form a continuationof the latter, said portion 9 having its upper edge inclined forwardly and downwardly, and sharpened to provide a knife edge thereon. A clamping plate 10 is 'secured to the upper faces of the horizontal rib portion 4 of the plate 3 and the horizontal portion of the detachable point 7 the same being secured by means of bolts and nuts for ready removal, when desirable. The extreme outer-edge of the detachable point is'beveled and sharpened as shown at 11.

Secured: to the downwardly curved portion 3 of 'the plow beam are the forward ends of a pair of arms 12, which diverge rearwardly and are provided with handle members 13 at the rear ends thereof. These handle members are braced by a transverse bracing arm 14 and additional bracing arms 15, are provided, which are secured to said arm 14 and to the sides :of the downwardly curved portion 2. A colter 16 of the usual or any preferred type is adjustably secured to the forward end of said beam 1. A means is also provided at the forward end" of said beam, whereby to secure draft devices thereto.

In the operation of the device, the same is drawn over the field having roots therein, the point of the plow being forced under the surface of the ground. As the sharpened edge of the point comes in contact with the root, the latter is adapted to be cut thereby 1 10 of the root.

and by forcing downwardly upon the handies, the root is forced upwardly from the ground. As the root is forced upwardly, after being cut by the sharpened edge of the point, and the device is caused to travel forwardly, the sharpened edge of the land side or body plate 3 ot the vertical portion of the plow point forming a continuation of the land-side, will act as a knife blade and with a draw out sever the'branches of the root which are not cut by the sharpened edge of the point. In order to efiect its purose of severing the branches of the root, it may be necessary to give a side motion to the handles, whereby to correspondingly give a side motion to the land-side or body plate so that the cutting edge thereof will engage and sever the various branches It will thus be appreciated that three distinct motions are given in the operation of this root removing plow, the same being the engagement below the surface of the soil to engage below the root, the upward movement of the plow point which severs the root proper from the ground and the draw cutting action given the root through the engagement of the cutting edge of the body plate or standard with the branches of the root.

From the foregoing description of my improved device, the operation thereof will be readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a'device which is simple and durable in. construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efiicient and useful in operation.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the tune tions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor detailsof construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificrng any of the principles of the inven tion.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is 1 A plow of the class described comprising a vertical plate having its upper edge downwardly and forwardly beveled to provide a cutting edge, the lower portion of said plate being laterally projected, a plow beam having its rear portion downwardly curved and secured to the plate and having its lower extremity laterally bent to lie upcn the similar portion of the plate, a plow point comprising a member reduced at-its rear portion to substantially the thickness of the. laterally turned portion of the plate, a vertical flange portion at one side of the point engaging against and forming a continuation of the plate and having its top beveled to form a continuation of the cutting edge of said plate, a strip secured on the top face of the reduced portion of the point and extending onto the laterally turned portion of the plate, a second strip disposed under the plate extending under the reduced portion of the point, and bolts passed through the plates and reduced portion of the point and. through the strips and the laterally turned portion of the plate and through the laterally turned portion of the plow beam and the laterally turned portion or the plate and through the last named strip.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afi ix my F signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. WILKES. Witnesses: a

\ t A. C. Rocnns,

S. J. McConn. 

